Laundry iron support



June 10, 1952 w. T. RlcKLEs 2,599,941

LAUNDRY IRON SUPPORT Filed Oct. 24, 1949 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO OOJOOOOOOOOOO INVENTOR WILL/RM T R/KLES BY WQAZLL ATTORNEYS Patented June 10,1952 3 Y .Y

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This inventionrrelates'to a stand, or'support for 'hot laundryv irons and lof :the Q'generaltype described .in my Vpending.applicationSerialNumber 88,617, filed April 20,l 1949, now`Patent'No. 2,584,370.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of the charaeterdesignated which shall be simple of design, economical of manufacture, light in weight,` durable in use and one which shall withstand a high degree of temperature without transmitting :sufcient heat '.to @endanger substances with which it might come in contact.

Astill 'further object is to provide a .support for hot laundry irons which shall have anfinsulated body and a rugged metal surface over the body for the iron to rest on, thereby avoiding the necessity of changing the top surface of the support after it has been in use for a short period of time.

A device embodying features of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application in which;

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the device;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of Fig. 1; and,

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view, partly broken away, showing an iron in place in dotted lines.

Referring now to the drawing for a better understanding of my invention the iron support embodies a flat sheet metal bottom I0, shaped to conform generally to the shape of an iron, upstanding sides II and I2, which converge and join at the front, and an upstanding back wall I3 at the rear. The edges of the bottom I are turned downwardly at the sides II and I2 and back I3 so as to form a downwardly turned flange I4 of approximately 1,41 of an inch in width all around the bottom I0. The flange I4 fits within and is spot welded along the lower portion of the sides II and I2 and back wall I3, as at I5, thereby forming a unitary structure and supporting the bottom approximately 1/4 of an inch above the bottom edges of the sides and rear walls. The upper edges of the sides II and I2 and of the back wall I3 are turned over, inwardly, as shown at I6, and then downwardly, as shown at I1, to form a downwardly opening channel I8 which extends all around the upper edge of the device. A handle I9 is welded to the back wall I3 as at 2I.

A plurality of holes 22 are provided in the lower portion of the sides II and I2 below the bottom Ill. These holes provide means for air to circulate below the bottom III.

A pad ,of fibrous insulating .material 233.1Such as 'spun 'glass, `approx'inrrately li1/2 of an "inch "in thiknesscovers' the 'bottom IIl. 'Fitting oyn "the pad 23 is a relatively stiff board of insulating material 24, such 'as' asbestos board, havinga thickness of approximatelyl/g, of an inch.

'Extending around the upper .portion of "the sides YII and I2 and'the'.b'acl; ,wall TIS-is 'apad of insulating material :26 such Aas asbestos "board having va thickness of approximately 3g o'f "an inch. The pad 26 lextendsfupwardly into the downwardly opening 'channel I8, which "channel servesto hold the upper 'edge of 'the-pad' ,inf place and Vextends 'downwardly alongside the insulating board 24 to the fibrous insulating material 23, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so that its lower edge is held in place by the insulating board 24.

A thin metal plate 21 ts over the insulating material 24, thereby providing a rugged wearing surface upon which the iron, indicated in dotted lines 25, is to rest. The metal plate is narrower than the top so that it does not come in contact with the end and side walls, thereby preventing a transfer of heat to said walls. 'I'his provides a hot surface for the iron to rest on thereby saving in electricity need to keep the iron hot. The metal plate 21 is held in place by means of a plurality of downwardly and inwardly turned clips 28 disposed to t beneath the insulating board 24. A plurality of holes 29 may be bored through the metal plate.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have devised an iron support which is rugged, light in weight, simple of manufacture and economical in which the insulation is suflicient to prevent any accident from an overheated iron and sturdy enough to withstand long wear and hard usage. I have found in the actual use of stands constructed in accordance with this invention that a heated iron may be left on the stand indefinitely without damage to substances which might come in contact with the stand. By placing the metal plate over the insulating board 24 the device will withstand extremely hard usage. I have also found that the temperature of the bottom of the stand is greatly reduced by providing the air space below the bottom IIl of the stand, as shown.

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes and modifications, without departing from the spirit thereof, and I desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereupon as are specifically set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a stand for supporting not laundry irons, an upstanding rear wall and side walls having inwardly turned over upper edges forming a downwardly opening channel around the upper edge, the side walls of which converge and join at the front, a bottom, a downwardly turned flange along the sides of the bottom welded to the lower inner portion of the back and side walls, there being a plurality of holes along said side walls disposed to permit air to circulate below i said bottom, a pad of fibrous insulating material covering the bottom, a relatively stiff board of insulating material above said fibrous insulating material extending around said back wall and said side walls and upwardly into said downwardly opening channel to be retained in place thereby, a second relatively stiff board of insulating material covering the pad of fibrous insulating material and bearing against the lower portion of the first mentioned board to hold it in place.

2. A stand as defined in claim 1 in which the second mentioned board of insulating material is covered with a metal plate held in place by a plurality of downwardly and inwardly turned clips extending through said second mentioned 4 end with converging sides, the upper edge of the sides and the rectangular end being turned inwardly and downwardly to form a downwardly opening channel, a bottom, a downwardly turned ilange extends around the bottom fitting within, and welded to, the back and side walls thereby supporting the bottom above the bottom edges of the back and side walls, said side walls and the ange on said bottom being provided with holes extending therethrough for the circulation of air, a pad of brous insulating material covering said bottom, a relatively sti board oi insulating material along each side and across the end, said pad extending upwardly into the downwardly opening channel to be retained in place thereby, a second relatively stii insulating board covering the fibrous insulating material and bearing against the lower portion of the insulating board extending along the sides and across the end, a metal plate on said second insulating board having a plurality of holes therethrough, and means to retain said metal plate in place.

WILLIAM T. RICKLES.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Payne Aug. 8, 1933 Number 

